Part 1Tobacco and nicotine vapour products etc.
Chapter 1Display, sale and purchase
Display of tobacco products etc.
F13ADisplay of products or prices
(1)
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations impose prohibitions, requirements or limitations on retailers in relation to—
(a)
the display, in the course of business, of relevant products in a place where those products are offered for sale;
(b)
the display, in the course of business, of empty retail packaging of relevant products in a place where those products are offered for sale;
(c)
the display, in the course of business, of prices of relevant products in a place where those products are offered for sale.
(2)
In subsection (1) “relevant products” means—
(a)
herbal smoking products,
(b)
vaping products, or
(c)
nicotine products.
(3)
In subsection (1)(a) a reference to a product includes anything that represents the product and that is intended to be exchanged for it at the point of sale.
(4)
Regulations under this section may create offences in relation to a failure to comply with the regulations.
(5)
The regulations must provide for any offence to be triable summarily and punishable with a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
(6)
For the purposes of subsection (1), a website is not a place.
(7)
Before making regulations under this section the Scottish Ministers must consult any persons they consider it appropriate to consult.